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The Independent

Clinton says Trump would be Putin’s ‘puppet’

  Las Vegas, United States | AFP |  Democrat Hillary Clinton warned Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is rooting for Donald Trump in the race for the White House because the Republican would be his “puppet.” In a ferocious debate exchange, Clinton cited reports from US intelligence agencies that …

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Uganda draws Ghana, Egypt again in AFCON finals

AFCON2017 DRAW Group A – Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Cameroon, Burkina Faso Group B -Algeria, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Tunisia Group C – Ivory Coast, Togo, Morocco, DRC Group D – Ghana, Uganda, Egypt, Mali January 17  – Uganda vs Ghana January 21– Uganda vs Egypt January 25  – Uganda vs Mali Uganda Cranes will come up …

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Bemba, aides guilty of bribery during ICC war crimes trial

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | International judges on Wednesday found former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba and four close aides guilty of bribing and corrupting witnesses in a bid to derail his landmark war crimes trial. The case was “about the clear, and downright criminal behaviour of the five …

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Kenya’s new chief justice Maraga vows to fight corruption

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenya’s new chief justice was sworn in on Wednesday pledging to root out corruption in the judiciary. David Maraga, 66, replaces Willy Mutunga who took early retirement in June, triggering a parliamentary vetting process in which Maraga emerged as frontrunner out of a dozen candidates. …

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Property and credit booms stabilise China growth

Beijing, China | AFP |    Chinese growth stabilised in the third quarter, data showed Wednesday, as ample credit and hot property markets propped up the world’s second-largest economy. But while the forecast-beating reading was in line with state targets, it came as experts warned that authorities have relied too …

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VIDEO: Bank of Uganda reduces Central Bank Rate to 13%

VIDEO: Bank of Uganda governor Prof Emmanuel Mutebile has announced a 1 percentage point reduction in the CBR to 13% from 14% in the month of August as BOU continues to lower the Central Borrowing Rate with the hope of supporting domestic economic growth especially amidst the ongoing global economic slowdown. According to …

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Micho in Gabon for Nations Cup draw

Africa Cup of Nations draw LIVE: 8.30pm Pot 1 – Gabon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria Pot 2 – Tunisia, Mali, Burkina Faso, DRC Pot 3 -Cameroon, Senegal, Morocco, Egypt Pot 4 – Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Guinea Bissau Uganda Cranes, back at the high table of African football for the first time in 38 years, will find out …

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JOBS: Water, Sanitation consultant Ghana

Job opening International WASH Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant, Accra, Ghana Apply nowJob no: 499551 Work type: Consultancy Location: Ghana Categories: WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp

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